Table 2.
Domains included in the three methodological quality lists. IMLB likelihood of bias in pain research reports, DL Delphi List, MAL Maastricht-Amsterdam List
| Methodological quality score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domains of possible interest | IMLB | DL | MAL | |
| 1 | Study question | |||
| 2 | Population | x | x | |
| 3 | Sample size and power calculations a priori | |||
| 4 | Treatment allocation | x | x | x |
| 5 | Study design | x | ||
| 6 | Ethics | |||
| 7 | Intervention | x | ||
| 8 | Outcome measures | x | x | |
| 9 | Follow-up/withdrawals | x | x | |
| 10 | Blinding | x | x | x |
| 11 | Cointerventions | x | ||
| 12 | Side-effects | x | ||
| 13 | Compliance | x | ||
| 14 | Prognostic comparability | |||
| 15 | Analysis | x | x | |
| 16 | Conclusion | |||
| 17 | Presentation | |||